New Term: UCAA DG Bamwesigye Lists Priorities

The Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has listed priorities in his next term in office.

Recently, we reported that the DG of UCAA Mr. Fred Bamwesigye had had his contract renewed.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Mr. Bamwesigye confirmed renewal of his contract, and listed priorities.

“There are many unfinished and new tasks to be done in Uganda’s aviation regulatory environment and here are some of the priority tasks I will be focusing on,” Mr. Bamwesigye said. “We have just completed two ICAO Universal Safety and Security Oversight Audit Programmes, & the direction of our regulatory activities will be guided by addressing the gaps identified as well as strengthening the existing regulatory frameworks. Civil aviation in Uganda has grown tremendously over the past few years, especially with the coming on board of Uganda Airlines. Regulatory terrain has also expanded and we need to prepare for that, especially in capacity building. Priority will be given to the upgrade & expansion (inclusive of acquiring land) of the facilities at Entebbe Int’l Airport & those up country, including the completion of Kabalega Int’lAirport. Important to note is that these come with increased oversight activities.”

Due to the increasing expansion of Uganda’s aviation industry, Mr. Bamwesigye says that it is increasingly becoming necessary to separate regulatory activities from the operations side. “I will therefore be prioritising this as well,” he said, adding that the UCAA will keep watching and moving in tandem with regional, continental, and global initiatives to improve aviation in the spirit of “no country left behind.”